National Center For Mental Health: Prevalence Of Depression In Indonesia Is Dominated By Teenagers

President Director of PKJN RSJMM, Dr. Dr. Nova Riyanti Yusuf in an online educational talk show in Bogor, Monday, October 30 (VOI)

BOGOR - The National Mental Health Center of the Mental Hospital, Dr. H. Marzoeki Mahdi (PKJ RSJMM) said that the prevalence of depression in Indonesia, which is dominated by teenagers, reached 6.1 percent. Psychosis or someone who cannot distinguish between reality and hallucinations as many as 7 per million families.

PKJ RSJMM invites teenagers to be open to early detection of mental health by participating in various programs and services provided by hospitals to prevent suicide.

PKJ RSJMM already has a 24-hour online service and a WhatsApp number that can be accessed for free by the public nationally for consultation.

"Young people today, if there is a problem, let me give up. So it takes prevention, to convince them to consult and provide services. We already have it," said the President Director of PKJN RSJMM, Dr. Dr. Nova Riyanti Yusuf in an online educational talk with the theme "Keep Mental Health, Realize A Tough Generation" at PKJ RSJMM, Monday, October 30.

According to him, handling and preventing suicide, especially by teenagers who dominate cases, can be done with openness to mental health from within themselves, not exposure from social media.

"So the important thing is not to prevent suicide, but to direct these teenagers to be the best version according to themselves, not from social media," he said.

He invited the public, especially teenagers, not to hesitate to consult mental health on the 24-hour PKJ RSJ RSJMM service for free. Services are not only for those who feel stressed but also for those who need friends to talk about the problem.

Nova said the prevalence of depression in Indonesia, which is dominated by teenagers, reached 6.1 percent, psychological or someone who cannot distinguish between reality and hallucinations as many as 7 million families per one million families.

Meanwhile, no bipolar disease data has been accumulated nationally, as well as neurodevelopmental diseases or disorders caused by problems in brain development such as ADHD and ASD.

"So for three months at the RSJ RSJMM, I have started to get used to the data number. But we have started collecting the data. We have built services that require mental health, prevent suicide," he explained.

Nova said that currently Indonesia is formulating rules and policies regarding the handling and mental health services, to prevent the suicide rate from increasing.

"Regulations regarding health need to synchronize with the needs and be extracted from the existing problems we find. Currently, BPJS, JKN, is not responsible for the suicide attempt," he said.